Iowa Hawkeyes vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

XFINITY Center is the site where the Maryland Terrapins (13-11) will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-10) on Wednesday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes faced Minnesota and notched a win by a score of 90-85 in their last game. Iowa walked away from the contest with a 47.7% FG percentage (31 of 65) and converted 5 out of their 15 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Hawkeyes made 23 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 82.1%. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected a total of 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 assists for this contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Iowa allowed their opponent to shoot 46.9% from the floor on 30 out of 64 shooting. Minnesota distributed 21 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Minnesota pulled down 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Minnesota shot 68.4% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 19 attempts. They also made 12 of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawkeyes ended up walking away with 11 while Minnesota recorded 22 personal fouls.

Patrick McCaffery is a player who was a factor in this game. He went 58.3% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes. He saw the court for 25 mins and also grabbed 2 boards. He totaled 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Iowa will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-10 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Iowa is snagging 36.3 rebounds per game and has earned 431 assists on the year, which ranks 8th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Hawkeyes are connecting on 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (157 of 461) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.2 pts per contest (15th in the nation) while hitting 48.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Hawkeyes are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 fouls. They surrender 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 327th in the country in PPG allowed (78.0). The Hawkeyes defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (674 of 1,496) and they relinquish 36.9 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 320th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 358 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Maryland Terrapins took a defeat with a final score of 79-75 when they played Ohio State. The Terrapins were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. Ohio State was called for 25 fouls in the matchup which took the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They were able to bury 20 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about three-point attempts, Maryland converted 7 out of 17 attempts (41.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Terrapins finished the game shooting 24 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.7%. The Terrapins permitted Ohio State to make 29 of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9% for this game. They went 23.5% from distance by shooting 4 of 17 and ended up shooting 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Maryland allowed Ohio State to snag 36 in all (5 offensive).

Jahmir Young ended up having an impact for the Terrapins for this contest. He converted 8 out of 22 for the game for a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 7 rebounds. He racked up 26 points in his 48 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Maryland has a win-loss record of 13-11 for the campaign. The Terrapins are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls every game while shooting 71.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.7 times per contest (338th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. Maryland has earned 1,658 points on the year (69.1 per game) and they pull down 36.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Terrapins are connecting on 40.8% from the field, which has them ranked 336th in D-1.

The Maryland defense allows 33.1% on 3-point shots (127 of 384) and opponents are connecting on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.6 dimes and 34.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 25th and 184th in those categories on the defensive end. The Terrapins on the defensive end are ranked 13th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 63.7. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (37th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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